The Product Compass
productcompass.pm
Paid Substack newsletter with AI and product management playbooks, templates and courses.
$126K ARR
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Paweł Huryn vs Thomas Frank
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Warsaw-based author of The Product Compass, a top AI and product management newsletter
@PawelHuryn Poland
Productivity YouTuber behind Ultimate Brain, Notion tutorials and the Flylighter clipper
@TomFrankly United States
Paweł Huryn vs Thomas Frank at a glance
Both Paweł Huryn and Thomas Frank build in public. They overlap in Creators & Writers and Educators & Course Creators. Paweł is based in Warsaw, Poland, Thomas in Des Moines, United States. Paweł started in 2021 and Thomas in 2010. Paweł Huryn has 1 product listed on IndieMakerList vs Thomas Frank's 5. On revenue, Paweł self-reports $126K ARR (as of 2024-11) and Thomas $1M in Notion template sales (2022). On X, Paweł has about 134K followers and Thomas about 145K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Paweł Huryn: Warsaw, Poland
- Thomas Frank: Des Moines, United States
- Started
- Paweł Huryn: 2021 (5 yrs indie)
- Thomas Frank: 2010 (16 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Paweł Huryn: $126K ARRself-reported, as of 2024-11 · source for Paweł Huryn's revenue
- Thomas Frank: $1M in Notion template sales (2022)self-reported, as of 2022 · source for Thomas Frank's revenue
- Products listed
- Paweł Huryn: 1
- Thomas Frank: 5
- Product status
- Paweł Huryn: 1 active
- Thomas Frank: 5 active
- X followers
- Paweł Huryn: 134K
- Thomas Frank: 145K
- Categories
- Paweł Huryn: Creators & WritersEducators & Course Creators
- Thomas Frank: Creators & WritersProductivity ToolsEducators & Course CreatorsBrowser Extension Makers
- Style
- Paweł Huryn: solobuilds in public
- Thomas Frank: bootstrappedbuilds in public
- Courses & resources
- Paweł Huryn: 4
- Thomas Frank: 5
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Ultimate Brain
thomasjfrank.com
All-in-one second brain template for Notion combining tasks, notes, projects and goals.
$760K in 2022
Creator's Companion
thomasjfrank.com
Notion template for planning, producing and tracking YouTube and content projects.
Flylighter
flylighter.com
Fast web clipper that captures articles, highlights, notes and YouTube timestamps into Notion databases.
College Info Geek
collegeinfogeek.com
Long-running site helping students study efficiently and prepare for their careers.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
No stack shared publicly.
NotionLemon SqueezyCirclePipedreamJavaScript
How they build
- Give actionable playbooks, not theory
- Own your audience: newsletters outlast social reach
- PMs should build with AI themselves
- Aim to get slightly better at a skill with every new project.
- Create things of value and also show up in the community around them.
- A smaller, focused audience can earn more than a huge general one.
- Treat Notion as a toolkit for building your own productivity systems.
- Give away genuinely useful free education alongside paid products.
Learn from Paweł and Thomas
- [newsletter] The Product Compass (premium) · Paid subscription
- [course] Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass · Included in premium
- [course] How to Craft a Killer PM Resume · Included in premium
- [course] AI PM Learning Program · Included in premium
- [youtube] Thomas Frank
- [course] Notion Fundamentals · Free
- [book] 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades · Free (digital)
- [podcast] The Inforium
- [template] Free Notion templates · Free
Paweł Huryn vs Thomas Frank FAQ
Who makes more money, Paweł Huryn or Thomas Frank?
Paweł Huryn self-reports $126K ARR (as of 2024-11) and Thomas Frank self-reports $1M in Notion template sales (2022). By these self-reported figures, Thomas Frank's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.
Who has built more products, Paweł Huryn or Thomas Frank?
Paweł Huryn has 1 product listed (The Product Compass); Thomas Frank has 5 products listed (including Ultimate Brain, Creator's Companion and Flylighter).
What tech stack do Paweł Huryn and Thomas Frank use?
Paweł Huryn hasn't shared a stack. Thomas Frank uses Notion, Lemon Squeezy, Circle, Pipedream and JavaScript. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Paweł Huryn and Thomas Frank based?
Paweł Huryn: Warsaw, Poland. Thomas Frank: Des Moines, United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Paweł Huryn or Thomas Frank?
Paweł Huryn started in 2021 (5 years indie); Thomas Frank started in 2010 (16 years indie).
Are Paweł Huryn and Thomas Frank bootstrapped?
Thomas Frank is listed as bootstrapped; Paweł Huryn isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Paweł Huryn's profile and Thomas Frank's profile.
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